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Good wine
On 14-Nov-2003, (Anon) wrote:
> "Mel" > wrote in message
> >...
> > I am not a regular drinker, but wanted to try to start drinking a glass
> > of
> > wine a night or as an appetizer/dessert. The problem is that every wine
> > I
> > have tried tastes terrible to me. I have tried cheap, mid priced, and
> > expensive. I know virtually nothing about wines but figure I just have
> > not
> > found the right one for me. Any suggestions?
>
>
> LOL,
> I too am new to drinking wine. I usually drink beer. I think the
> reason
> wine never appealed to me was because I was serving it wrong. It seems
> that not wines are served at room temperature. I have learned allot
> about wines and serving wines just by reading these newsgroup
> postings. Does anyone know of a good wine book/software/website that
> lists wine types, their main ingredients, the conditions/temperature
> that wines are to be served, and with what types of meals?
>
> Thanks in advanced, Alex
Try Wine for Dummies (I hate the titles but they generally are good books)
or Windows on the World Wine Course (by Kevin Zraly, from Windows on the
World restaurant, NYC). Both are good beginners books, and are what I tell
new employees to read as they are learning about wine.
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